diff --git a/include/sys/byteorder.h b/include/sys/byteorder.h
index 33135f398fb..3f9a3a21498 100644
--- a/include/sys/byteorder.h
+++ b/include/sys/byteorder.h
@@ -229,6 +229,21 @@ static inline u32_t sys_get_be32(const u8_t src[4])
 	return ((u32_t)sys_get_be16(&src[0]) << 16) | sys_get_be16(&src[2]);
 }
 
+/**
+ *  @brief Get a 64-bit integer stored in big-endian format.
+ *
+ *  Get a 64-bit integer, stored in big-endian format in a potentially
+ *  unaligned memory location, and convert it to the host endianness.
+ *
+ *  @param src Location of the big-endian 64-bit integer to get.
+ *
+ *  @return 64-bit integer in host endianness.
+ */
+static inline u64_t sys_get_be64(const u8_t src[8])
+{
+	return ((u64_t)sys_get_be32(&src[0]) << 32) | sys_get_be32(&src[4]);
+}
+
 /**
  *  @brief Get a 16-bit integer stored in little-endian format.
  *